Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29


this object in view, and IN a line with all
my previous ]utteranceS and opinions on
this most important subieck, which | nave
frequently expressed, i'll the newspapers
and in my speeches on the floor OF the
House "a often as ! could get the chance, |
made up my mind to travel in Europe AND
ON the continent, this summer, as 1t walT,
sampel the effect natiOnalitles OF the
East for future reference.
Believing, also, that home government
should not be overlooked or neglected en-
during of the time needCesSary IN making
such a trip, | concluded to take along with
me Mandy, the wife of my hOzom, who
has been "a tower of strength to me III the
mldSt Of all my political TRIES and trlbu-
~lations, Notwithstanding the fact that up
to the present writing she hain't
never cast a vote. nor don't want
to, as far rs ever | heerd her
say. Right here let me remark, Mr..
Edditor, that in my humble OppiniOn
a nood wife is the best balance wheel
either a member of Congress or Il plain, or
binary citizen OF our great and glorious Re
public can possibly get hold OF. Mandy
has been that sort of a wife to me for a
good many years, and il it hadn't been for
her / am almighty certain ! wOuldL't have
been the representative man | am to-day.
Ofcourse Il member Of Congress has got to
| fy the track sometimes to meet the de
mands of a portion of his constituents, for
politics amt the CleaneSt business IN the
world, but flying the track and staying
| flew, and doing it temporarily and getting
back to work again is two very different
| things, and you can bet a yoke Of steers
that q good wife won't let 4 man stay flew
long. unless he amt with Shucks, aud not
always then. Women is mighty queer in
their sublime devotion TO an emery cuss OF
a husband.
Nav be you seen by the Washington
! critic how the prominent citizens Of the
capital give us a send OIL. Well, after a
nice trip We landed in New York city,
where we bought a lot of stuff for the vOy-
age-abOut twice rs much as was needed,
because we were green and took the advice
of the man who had the stuff to sell-aud
then went on board the steamer Rhptia, of
the Hamburg American line, at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, both of us with our minds
made up that we were going to be power
full seasick, aud dreading it like Il tow head
ed boy breads vermituge.
A statesman should be a statesman be-
fore or behind the people. and | believe |
tOller that lead purity close. In this case
done it, and when Mandy suggested that
we ought to put on more style and 90 ny
some of them gilt-edged English steamers,
| closed the debate by calling to her mind
that the German vote was getting TO be a
power in the land, If it wasn't already
that way, and on that account the German
line, which brings the most Germans to
Amcricy, ought to be our choice, and she
seen my superior wisdom at once and ex-
cepted the situation.
Women is greater than men, on morals,
hut they amt a patchin 10 us when it
comes 10 politics, and there's no tellin
when the Presidential hornet is going to
light on to 4 ConSressman'S hat.
Aside r.om politics, though, we found
the officials aud subOrdinateS on the Rhr-
tia 80 all fred accommodating that ! be-
gun to think the whole crew had an idee
of settling in Americy after the next trip,
and running for office themselves.
As We sailed down the bay, blowing up
the blue waters and slowly leaving the
land our forefathers fit, bled and died for,
l stood on the deck OF our majestic vessel,
and with Mandy'S hand in mine, ! opened
out as if | was on the floor of the house.
Before | had spoke ten words Mandy
stopped me.
Bash Waxem," she said, just as if we
had been at home on our Wayback farm,
don't he a fool; you amt the first con-
gresham that ever sailed away from his
native land. and the country where our
forefatherS lit, bled and died will stay Just
where it is whether you air out of it or in
it."
There amt no appeal, I've learned after
years of experience, against Nandy'S decis-
ions. and | discontinued my remarks, much
to m disappointment, for l had studied
M a very able farewell address for the Oc-
caSiOn.
Friday we begun to git acquainted with
our German fellow travellers, and as most
of them came from the west and were we'll
to do people, up in politics, business and
farming, We got along about as well as if
we had been right at home. 1t was a
glorious day, with bright sunshine over
head and a smooth sea under foot, and We
almost forgot the sea sickness We had been
looking for.
-
Friday night went like the first one, but
when we looked at the weather Saturday
morning the sky was gray as a rat and the
sea wa beginning to look like the He'll fer
river during a spring fresh, but not
nigh so muddy. By dinner time l wasn't
a bit hungry and the smell of the cooking